Amazing footage of Graf Zeppelin over New York City in 1929

That is so cool.

Thanks for sharing, OP. We need more things like this posted to balance out all the other crap.

How about the photographer on the beams? Balls of steel!

The Lost Generation did the Charleston on top of flagpoles for kicks in those days. They were a steely lot.

Thanks OP that was fun, especially the parade scene. My brother had a pet rooster named Graf after the zeppelin

And it coincided with my 90th birthday!

Sorry--I meant starting at 3:24, not 3:34!

Glad other people like this clip.

Grandma was a beauty for the ages.

I guess the Hindenberg disaster ended all interest because it revealed how vulnerable they were.

She may have gained a few ponds, but my wife is not a blimp!

She may have gained a few pounds, but my wife is not a blimp!

They've invented something called the Zeppelin NT in the 1990s. It has a semi-rigid construction like the original zeppelin, but uses helium gas like blimps do; but they are much faster and more maneuverable than blimps. They're smaller than the gigantic old zeppelins, however.

R8 you guess?! Just a guess?

Outrageous waste of helium, glad we don't use them for anything serious anymore. But yes, obviously they looked cool as hell back in their hydrogen days.

I've always found it intriguing how often they're used in TV shows and movies as a sign of being in an alternate reality where people continued their use. It's such an easy and instant signifier of something not being quite the same – just have a couple of them flying in the background in a NYC scene or wherever and you immediately know you're in a parallel reality.

Is that the Flatiron Building at 1:54?

Yes—flyin up lower Fifth… you can see Madison Square Park on the edge of video as well.

“Doctor Who” frequently did just that, R13.

Didn’t someone try to revive them in the 80s? Because they are more practical in some respects, quieter, less polluting, no runways needed, can land anywhere there’s a football field. I’d rather use helium for airships vs a million birthday balloons.